St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-14
He COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board Of Trade Satur-
day the Chief Activity Was in
Corn and Provisions.
The Wheat Market Was Firm From
the Start, But Was Rather
Dull.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CF1oAeo. Nov. 1.-THE chief activity on
change to-day was in corn and provisions.
The wheat market was firm from the start,
and after an advance Of &c became very
dull. The statistics were not encouraging
as they gave prospect Of half million
larger increase in the visible supply than
last week. But statistics have had little
effect of late. and the local crowd has acted
by contraries. The firmness in corn had
some effect on the market. December
opened at 1910, sold at 73A@73ssc, and
closed at 73I2@73ssc. The peculiar strength
noticed in corn yesterday continued to-day,
and still further advance in prices for cash
and futures was the result. The corn is ap-
Barently firm on its merits. The
local stock has been reduced for
the week about 100000 bu. May
corn opened at 46Ac, and after vibrating a
few times between 1850 and 46ssc there was
a bulge which caused il to touch 1850, after
which it again dropped back to 46ssc. The
frmness in corn continued to the close, May
stopping at 1850. Oats were firm again to-
day, but prices were steady at the best point
reached yesterday The strength comes IN
part from corn. The closing prices at 1 p.
m. were: November 25s4c, May SOC. Pro-
visions were active, unsettled and lower.
Receipts Of hogs were more than expected,
but prices advanced &c. There was fair
supply of buying orders from the country.
The shorts also bought moderately. but their
purchases had little effect on the market, as
packers were disposed to fill the crowd
MP. Armour was persistent seller of pork,
lard and short ribs. Other packers also
sold and pork declined zoe from opening
prices lard 7Iz@10c, short ribs 15c. Before
the close rally of 124c was recorded in
pork and 5@7I2c in short ribs, but last sales
showed a net decline from yesterday of 15c
on pork, 1O@12l2c on lard and Toe on short
ribs. January pork opened 7I2c lower, at
1910, broke to S1290, but closed at
Sl3.O2I2. May was down to S13.4oI2, but
closed at $3.50. Lard was offered with in
creased freedom and December broke from
$685. to Sc 47I2, and closed at $3.50. Jan
uary sold at S6.52la@6.65, and closed at
1855. Short ribs were sold heavily and JAN
uary broke from Sc. 62l2 to S6.47l2, but raj
lied and closed at S6.55. Packers are all
bearish and expect large run of hogs next
week.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 9, November opening at 72s4c.
closing at 7234c; December, 734c, closing at
73l2c; January. 73s4c, closing at 1880; May,
zee, closing at T94c. COrIl-NO. =, NoVem-
Der, opening at 1850, closing at 42I2c; De-
cember, 4214c closing at 427sc; January,
42Ac, closing at 4275c; May, 46l4c, closing
at 1859. Oats-No. 2, November, opening at
255sc, closing at 25s4c; December, 2575c,
closing at 26c; May, 297sc closing at
Soc Mess Pork-Per Dbl. January OPEN
ing at $3.50, closing at S13.O2l2; Feb
ruaTy, $500, closing at S13. 10; May,
$13.67l2, closing at $3.50. Lard-Per 100
lbs, November opening at Sc. 57l2, closing at
$662l2; December, $6.57l2, closing at $3.50;
January, S6.62I2, closing at $3.50; May,
S692l2, closing at $685.. Short Ribs-Per 100
lbs. January, opening at S6.62l2. closing at
$655; February, $50. closing at S6.65.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
in moderate demand: prices steady. Wheat
No. spring, 725s@7278c; No. 3 spring,
73l2c; No. 2 red, 73@73l2c. COrn-No. 2,
44l2c. Oats-No. 2, 25ss@25s4c. Rye
No. 2, 52c. Barley-No. ,, 76c. Flax
seed-No. 1, S1.13. Prime timothy seed,
So 2s@2. 80. Mess pork, per Dbl, S13Q
1925. Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.52l2. Short
ribs, sides Qoose), S6.50@6.60. Dry sailed
shoulders (boxed), $1,000. 20. Short clear
sides (boxedl, S6.S5@6.90. Whisky, dis
tillers finished goods, per gal, 81. 10. Sugar,
cut loaf, 7A@7V2c; granulated, &c; standard
a. Csc. Receipts-Flour 1900 bbls;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, al 90 bu; oats, 166
900 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 69, 900 bu.
Shipments-Flour, II 1000 bbls; wheat,
122, 900 bu; corn, 431 900 bu; oats, Ia,
600 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 80, 900 bu. On
the produce exchange to-day the butter mar
ket was steady with creamery at 2202Sc and
dairy at 18Q19c. Eggs-Flrm at 1S@l9c.